Table 5: Pneumonia, surgical complications, return to theatre and mortality data for each tracheostomy group.
|
Variables |
No n (%) |
Yes n (%) |
Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
p-value |
Pneumonia |
No Delayed Elective |
52 (53) 4 (17) 11 (31) |
46 (47) 19 (83) 25 (69) |
1 5.37 (1.70-16.94) 2.57 (1.14-5.79) |
0.003 0.004 0.023 |
Surgical complication |
No Delayed Elective |
85 (87) 13 (57) 31 (86) |
13 (13) 10 (43) 5 (14) |
1 5.03 (1.83-13.81) 1.05 (0.35-3.20) |
0.005 0.002 0.925 |
Theatre return |
No Delayed Elective |
92 (94) 18 (78) 35 (97) |
6 (6) 5 (22) 1 (3) |
1 4.26 (1.17-15.47) 0.44 (0.05-3.77) |
0.036 0.028 0.452 |
Mortality 30 days |
No Delayed Elective |
96 (98) 22 (96) 35 (97) |
2 (2) 1 (4) 1 (3) |
1 2.18 (0.19-25.15) 1.37 (0.12-15.60) |
0.815 |
Mortality 1 year |
No Delayed Elective |
94 (96) 20 (87) 35 (97) |
4 (4) 3 (13) 1 (3) |
1 3.53 (0.73-16.99) 0.67 (0.07-6.22) |
0.164 |